topynate comments on (Virtual) Employment Open Thread - Less Wrong

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Comment author: topynate 30 October 2010 01:58:41AM *  0 points [-]

Yeah, but that only matters from a self-assessment standpoint if the causal graph is wealth --> score <-- ability, whereas for an uncoached entrant it's almost purely wealth --> ability --> score.

Comment author: Relsqui 30 October 2010 03:38:49AM 0 points [-]

Fair enough.

Comment author: lmnop 30 October 2010 02:04:50AM *  0 points [-]

whereas for an uncoached entrant it's almost purely wealth --> ability --> score.

And coaching can't make up a large part of the score difference, either. There's more than 100 points discrepancy on Critical Reading or Math alone between the lowest and highest income groups, whereas coaching only creates improvements of 30 points in Reading and Math combined.